daytime; during the day; Japan and China
contract; compact; agreement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to telephone; to make a phone call
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
time; hour; period; class
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to ask; to enquire; to query
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
weekly pictorial magazine
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
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?