different person; another person; someone else; changed man
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
question and answer session
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
answering machine; answerphone
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to face; to go towards; to head towards
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
go that far; to that extent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
that's (as in "that's all")
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
story; tale; talk; discussion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time