here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hello; good day; good afternoon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
father; dad; husband; you; he
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
how; in what way; how about
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
alone; by oneself; on one's own
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)