inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to grow hoarse; to become husky
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
it's been a long time; long time no see
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
many; a lot; much; multitude
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
modesty; humility; being humble
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
old body; aged person; elderly person
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
motive power; driving force
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
will not do; do not; does not
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to be manageable; to be able to handle