no!; no no!; no, not at all
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(some) more; even more; longer; further
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
the other day; a few days ago
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank