branch office; branch store
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
woman; female; feminine gender
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
future (usually near); prospects
to watch over; to watch attentively
study; diligence; discount; reduction
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
general meeting of stockholders
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to order; to command; to appoint
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")