hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
siblings; brothers and sisters
woman; female; feminine gender
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
24 hours; twenty-four hours
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to be able to manage somehow or another
beautifully written (Chinese) character
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
posterity; future life; life to come
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
various countries; several countries
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay