that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
second marriage; remarriage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
in comparison to; rather than
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
understood; I see; OK; present; here
don't you think?; indicates question
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
washing machine (laundry)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled