appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
raw materials; ingredients
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
relation; connection; relevance
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture