precocious; precocious child
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
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 dance (orig. a hopping dance)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
of course; certainly; naturally
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...