to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
had better ...; had better not ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
of course; certainly; naturally
consultation hours; surgery hours
outside of; not covered by
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
right in the center (centre)
hello; good day; good afternoon
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
please (give me); please (do for me)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
not necessarily so; is not always true
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that