complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
duty; obligation; responsibility
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
even if ...; even supposing that ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be born; to come into the world
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
calamity; disaster; accident
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(period of) a year; during an era
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
father; dad; husband; you; he
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular