anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to collect; to assemble; to gather
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to capture; to seize; to plunder
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
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)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
originally; by nature; from the start
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!