living with one's parents; living at home
family; members of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
loveable; very likeable; like very much
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
store interior; inside of a shop
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in that way; like that; that way
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
not caring; not giving a damn
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)