pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be needed; to be wanted
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
match; game; bout; contest
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!