ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to entrust; to leave to a person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
how; in what way; how about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point