to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
living thing; organism; creature; biology
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
considerably; greatly; a lot
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
father; dad; husband; you; he
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
outside of; not covered by
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
the other day; a few days ago
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
headquarters; head office; main office
softly; mildly; gently; politely
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
preference; priority; precedence
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming