quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
talking while standing; standing around talking
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
student (esp. a university student)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
maid; helper; help; assistance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite