it's been a long time; long time no see
as you see; as you can see
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
present (brought by a visitor); gift
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
inscrutable; incomprehensible
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hard struggle; strenuous effort
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down