from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
special; particular; peculiar; unique
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
patriarch; head of a family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to invite in; to show someone in
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
genuine article; real thing; real deal