safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
older sister; lass; young lady
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
woman; female; feminine gender
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)