to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh