thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very much; exceedingly; extremely
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
suffix for familiar person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
than; from; out of; except; but; more