intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
all you have to do is; just; that's all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
training (esp. in-service); induction course
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
company; corporation; workplace
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
taking a commemorative photo
how; in what way; how about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen