slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
work; business; company; study
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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...
office hours; business hours; working hours
review; reconsideration; revision
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
time; hour; period; class
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
headquarters; head office; main office
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!