thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
quickly; calmly; intently
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
understood; I see; OK; present; here
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)