to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
a long time ago; long ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
railroad; railway; rail transport
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
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
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)