face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to begin to walk; to set out
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to forget to say; to forget to mention
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
so; like this; in this way