slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and; thereupon; because of that
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
suffix for familiar person
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the other day; a few days ago
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
company president; manager; director
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...