perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which