older sister; lass; young lady
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
father; dad; husband; you; he
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be helpful; to be useful
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how; in what way; how about
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
single word; a few words; brief comment
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
as soon as possible; ASAP
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity