that's the way it is; such is life
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
the other day; lately; recently
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
existence; being; presence
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
very likely; very probable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
what sort of; what kind of; what way