ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in comparison to; rather than
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that's the way it is; such is life
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
family; members of a family
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to be surprised; to be astonished
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of