right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be prolonged; to drag on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
that's the way it is; such is life
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with these words; while saying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
here and there; in places
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
restoration; repair; mending
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance