to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
since then; from that time; ever since
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
quality check; quality inspection
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I see; that's right; indeed
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also