futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
else; in addition; besides
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
matter for the police; brush with the law
confidence; trust; faith; credit
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
settlement; solution; resolution
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to subsist; to keep on living
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to translate; to interpret