only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how many years; how long; what year
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to recall; to remember; to recollect
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
recently; lately; these days
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
lack of self-reliance; depending on others