-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
too much; excessively; too
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
way (of doing); manner; method; means
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart