clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
many; much; plenty; hardly
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to subsist; to keep on living
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cold-weather damage (to crops)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
then; well; so; well then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal