interference; meddling; butting in
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
of course; certainly; naturally
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
danger; peril; hazard; risk
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
time; season; period; phase; stage
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
time; hour; period; class
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
imagination; supposition; guess
almost; roughly; approximately
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
social status; social position
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom