treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
wedding ring; wedding band
stylus; phonograph needle
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
had better ...; had better not ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
these guys; these fellows
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small; fine; detailed; stingy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
all; entire; whole; altogether
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
suffix for familiar person
older sister; elder sister
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)