rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
junior high school student; middle school pupil
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school; high school
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to overdo; to do too much
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health