today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be prolonged; to drag on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
should; must; -able; probably; likely
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
ago; since; before; previous
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
go that far; to that extent
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, 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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
I see; that's right; indeed
constitutional government
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving