how long; how far; how much
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
home area; home town; local
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be too late; to be too slow
time; hour; period; class
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
progress; being under way
so; like this; in this way
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
is it?; isn't it?; be; is