to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to have the privilege of doing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality