East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
affable; sociable; friendly
sincere; honest; faithful
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
aptitude; aptness; suitability
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly