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.)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker