while; even though; despite
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
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)
being very busy; busyness
promotion (school, military, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
memory; sense; experience
looking away; looking aside
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to keep (a person) waiting
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
contradiction; inconsistency
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
coming and going; commuting
to be free; to be available
(not) even once; (not) ever
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock