selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
screw; -bis (again, second version); Bank of International Settlements; BIS
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
restoration; repair; mending
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
father; dad; husband; you; he
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)