thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
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)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
police officer; policeman; constable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
leader; guide; mentor; coach
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour