seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
piece; fragment; one (object)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be surprised; to be astonished
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
so; like this; in this way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
store interior; inside of a shop
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at work; in the midst of work; working
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to say; to tell; to state; to do
sorry; excuse me; thank you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)