behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
man; male; masculine gender
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to subsist; to keep on living
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
father; dad; husband; you; he
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)