today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
with curious eyes; curiously
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad news; news of a death; death notice
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
story; tale; talk; discussion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
should; must; -able; probably; likely
in that way; thus; so; so?
if it is the case that ...