question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
every year; yearly; annually
family; members of a family
foreign; abroad; overseas
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
at work; in the midst of work; working
story; tale; talk; discussion
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fire for luring fish at night
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)