trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
administration of justice; judicature
life; living; I; me; student
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
myself; yourself; I; me; you
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
suffix for familiar person
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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 be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
beginning; outset; first; onset
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback