honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
young female rice planter; young girl
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
watch (timepiece); watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching; watch cap
being on duty; person on duty
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)