tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
beginning; clue; starting point
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
doing whatever one pleases
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me