almost; roughly; approximately
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
suffix for familiar person
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
coexistence; living together
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
beyond this point; from now on; after this
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(not) so much; (not) that much
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention