thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
plump; with a thud; heavily
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pupil; student; schoolchild
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how many years; how long; what year
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
grasp; catch; understanding
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to have troubles; to have concerns
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
because of; owing to; due to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation