house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
honor; honour; credit; prestige
desperation; struggle to the death
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
determination; resolution
to get along well with; to make a go of it
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
spread; span; expanse; extent
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
time; hour; period; class
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
adds force or indicates command
all present; all concerned; all of us
rapids; shallows of a river
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading