interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
outsider; someone outside of a group
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
honour; honor; glory; privilege
young female rice planter; young girl
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
indescribable; inexpressible
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
and; thereupon; because of that
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
spread; span; expanse; extent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight