running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
road mirage; water mirage
because of; owing to; due to
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
coverall apron; cook's apron
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
test period; exam period; examination time
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to get hungry; to become hungry
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
writing implement; writing tool
somehow; for some reason (or other)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt