to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
hello; good day; good afternoon
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
while; during; while; although; all; both
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
understood; I see; OK; present; here
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)