to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
retort; back talk; backchat
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
answering machine; answerphone
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
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
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary