so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be free; to be available
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
look!; there!; here!; that is
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
completely; fully; entirely
street at night; making a night journey
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
good humour (humor); good mood
fifth day of the month; five days
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell