year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
study; research; investigation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
family; members of a family
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial