participation; joining; entry; adherence
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how many years; how long; what year
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family