although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
your husband; her husband
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
as you see; as you can see
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
don't you think?; indicates question
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
light; right; right field; right fielder
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
work; business; company; study
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
inspection; examination; checking
had better ...; had better not ...
just because; even if; even though
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
document; official papers
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such; like that; that sort of; very
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common