to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to rush back; to run back
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
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
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
name; given name; first name
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to cause someone to worry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow