never mind that;  don't worry about that;  listen up
 painful;  sore;  cringy;  embarrassing;  exceeding
 than;  from;  out of;  except;  but;  more
 to help;  to assist;  to aid;  to contribute to;  to be a factor in
 a short while ago;  a moment ago;  just now;  some time ago
 mind;  heart;  spirit;  the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
 to be disheartened;  to lose heart;  to be sprained;  to be snapped;  to be broken
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 above;  up;  top;  summit;  surface;  before;  previous
 hollow;  cavity;  hole;  cave
 diligently;  seriously;  perfectly;  properly;  sufficiently;  satisfactorily
 just (e.g. "just wait here");  come now;  tolerably;  passably;  well...;  I think...
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 (wet) compress;  poultice;  fomentation
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 that much;  as much;  to that extent;  only that;  that alone;  no more than that
 to be delighted;  to be glad;  to congratulate;  to gratefully accept
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 stairs;  stairway;  staircase
 to ascend;  to go up;  to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun);  to rise;  to go to (the capital);  to be promoted;  to add up to
 what;  so-and-so;  such and such;  what?;  wait;  well, well
 phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 lotus flower;  Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus);  china spoon;  lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
 indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.)  indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
 older sister;  elder sister
 faint;  indistinct;  dim; (arch.)  few; (arch.)  a little
 ding (of a bell);  bing;  honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose);  snort;  heating in a microwave;  cooking in a microwave
 recently;  lately;  these days;  nearest;  closest
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 how many years;  how long;  what year
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 horse;  horse racing;  promoted bishop
 monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata);  ape;  sly person;  idiot;  hick;  sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut);  clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
 by the way;  incidentally;  even if;  no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
 picture;  drawing;  painting;  image (TV, film, etc.);  picture;  footage
 to draw;  to paint;  to depict;  to describe;  to picture in one's mind;  to imagine
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 sometimes;  occasionally;  at times;  seasonal;  of the season;  appropriate (for the season or occasion)
 strange;  odd;  unexpected;  change;  incident;  disturbance