that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
telephone booth; telephone box
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show