April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
first meeting; first interview with
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
one thin flat object; one sheet
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
father; dad; husband; you; he
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge