no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
older sister; lass; young lady
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
present; gift; to give a present or gift
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bonsai; miniature potted plant
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that