thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
father; dad; husband; you; he
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hey there; I say; see here
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get