to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound