it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; such is life
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Ministry of State (Zhou-dynasty China)