before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
January; first month of the lunar calendar
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
only; merely; but; no more than
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
occasional; infrequent; rare
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
while; during; while; although; all; both
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
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)