to state; to express; to mention
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
up until now; as recently as the present
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
authority; power; influence
striking; remarkable; considerable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(the) haves; those who have
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
people; citizens; subjects; folk