tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
adds force or indicates command
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
father; dad; husband; you; he
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in the same manner as before; the same as always
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...