Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
it's been a long time; long time no see
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to look down on; to make light of
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
the same rank; equality; apposition
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to have a talk; to tell a story
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
even if not; even without