thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(social) position; status
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
while; during; while; although; all; both
such; like that; in that way
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
please (give me); please (do for me)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
failure; mistake; blunder
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
question; inquiry; enquiry