may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flexible (of people); open-minded
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
had better ...; had better not ...
adds force or indicates command
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to give a broad grin; to smirk
that; the matter in question
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
to complain; to make a complaint
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to set a watch; to post guards
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding