to keep (a person) waiting
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
so; like this; in this way
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
what time; (lit.) which hour
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
house; one's house; one's home; one's family