severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
foreign; abroad; overseas
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; like this; in this way
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
but; however; provided that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
alone; by oneself; on one's own