number one; first; best; most; game; round
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to paint (draw) a picture
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all present; all concerned; all of us
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
birth; creation; formation
serious; not joking; straight
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout