certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
absence from work without permission
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
decision; settlement; definition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
how long; how much; to what extent
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
man; male; masculine gender
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
two persons; two people; pair; couple
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
enterprise; business; company; corporation
foreign capital group; foreign company
outside the country; abroad
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common