direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
father; dad; husband; you; he
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in that way; thus; so; so?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
preparation; arrangements
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...