unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
meaning; significance; sense
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to grow up; to become an adult
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
discovery; detection; finding
piece; fragment; one (object)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case