to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to accept; to receive; to agree
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man