coating (esp. lacquering)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; known as; that; to say
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
one large ...; a great ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish