slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
something like ...; something called ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
decorative lights; illumination
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to press a question; to cross-examine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before