rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu); mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far