to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
elder sister; effeminate man
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
first meeting; first interview with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
growth period (in children)
neglecting; leaving alone
really; truly; indeed; good grief
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant