time (three times, each time, etc.); times
home area; home town; local
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be silent; to say nothing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to make one feel grateful
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
story; tale; talk; discussion
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable