work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
library (usu. single-room); small library
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
self-torturing; masochistic
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
after that; afterwards; thereafter
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
author; writer; novelist; artist
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected