good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
suffix for familiar person