to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
really; truly; indeed; good grief
in this way; thus; such; uh...
script; screenplay; scenario
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
manuscript; version; draft
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to increase; to add to; to augment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
go that far; to that extent
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
no, not like that (but like this)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
suffix for familiar person
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun