congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
family; members of a family
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
father; dad; husband; you; he
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute