to ask a question; to ask questions
abandoned child; foundling
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
only; merely; but; no more than
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
establishment; settlement
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
cannot be compared with; no match for
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
small number; few; minority
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
body; physical system; (the) person
technical skill; ability; capacity
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(giving) instruction; initiation