May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be needed; to be wanted
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate