while; even though; despite
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
tension; mental strain; nervousness
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fortifying; fortification
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
go that far; to that extent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to send back; to refer back
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
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.)
offender; criminal; culprit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation