tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to attempt; to test; to try out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
accurate; correct; precise; exact
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't worry; no worries; never mind
food and drink; eating and drinking
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
three; three years of age
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
be (that) as it may; having said that
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)