slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
municipal office; council; city hall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
national paper; paper with a national circulation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking