how many years; how long; what year
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
something; some kind of; for some reason
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
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)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
indicate reason; infers some protest
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
many; numerous; various; large number of
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
common people; ordinary people; masses
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to detain; to check; to restrain
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day