to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
heart; guts; nerve; central part
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
by means of; due to; because of; according to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude