obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
husband and wife; married couple
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
all present; all concerned; all of us
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
adds force or indicates command
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all