no!; no no!; no, not at all
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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.)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
without; but if; otherwise; or else
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of