surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
how; in what way; by what means
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
back off!; leave me alone!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave