to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
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
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
link; directory entry; rink
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at least; at most; (even) just
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
president (of a society); chairman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
memories; recollections; reminiscence