to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be surprised; to be astonished
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
surely; certainly; without doubt
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and then; and so; and; so then
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate