sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
considerably; fairly; quite
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
verbal message; word (from someone)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
by means of; due to; because of; according to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at least; at most; (even) just
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to