to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
after school (at the end of the day)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be surprised; to be astonished
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
coming out (as gay, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
I see; that's right; indeed
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
time; season; period; phase; stage
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
woman; female; feminine gender
object of romantic interest
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
difficult to ...; hard to ...