yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
together; at the same time; same; identical
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
some people; a few people; several people
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
suffix for familiar person
it is not (like that) either
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
family; members of a family
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check