here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
husband and wife; married couple
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to complain; to make a complaint
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in this way; thus; such; uh...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sit for an examination
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
honor; honour; credit; prestige
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be born; to come into the world
not necessarily so; is not always true
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse