bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two classes; double; two sets
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
third day of the month; three days
primary school; elementary school; grade school
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(not) even once; (not) ever
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
government service; the bureaucracy
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
originally; by nature; from the start
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way