knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
man; male; masculine gender
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
while; during; while; although; all; both
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways