(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
else; in addition; besides
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
time; hour; period; class
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
grandfather; male senior-citizen
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be found; to be discovered
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all