opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
news; word; tidings; omen
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
attendance; presence; appearance
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
until now; so far; up to the present
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
boy; son; baby boy; young man
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky