sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
being on duty; person on duty
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unexpected meeting; coincidence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
time; hour; period; class
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
book; volume; this; present; main; head
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to detain; to check; to restrain
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
how; in what way; how about; questionable