immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
environment; surroundings; circumstances
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
such; this sort of; like this
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to be infected; to be contagious
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling