terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popular person; favorite; favourite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
in that way; thus; so; so?
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
time; hour; period; class
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
village headman; village mayor
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
senior high school; high school