well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
storehouse; warehouse; godown
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
how; in what way; how about
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
trial; judgement; judgment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed