to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
father; dad; husband; you; he
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
living by oneself; living alone
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
but; however; provided that
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park