to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for your information; I'm telling you
forcibly; against one's will
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
name; given name; first name
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sleepover; overnight stay
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored