method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be infected; to be contagious
suffix for familiar person
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
contract; compact; agreement
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
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?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal