wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
strong pressure; heavy pressure
really; truly; indeed; good grief
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
feeling; sense; impression
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to pick up; to find; to gather
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
inundation; submersion; flood
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it is I who should say so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in