appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
they; those guys; those fellows
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
now; the present time; just now; another; more