speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
American joke; US joke; American sense of humor (humour)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?