empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
consequence; outcome; result; blame
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
student (esp. a university student)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances