enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
serious; not joking; straight
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618, r. 604-618); second emperor of the Sui Dynasty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
in comparison to; rather than
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
probability; likelihood; chances
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry