happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
prototype model; experimental machine
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
chief; main; principal; major
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
one-by-one; separately; in detail
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
tone quality; sound quality
really; truly; indeed; good grief
transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to speak; to hear a voice
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
karoshi; death from overwork
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate