to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; this sort of; like this
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy