mum; mom; mummy; the missus
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to face; to go towards; to head towards
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
failure; mistake; blunder
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
senior high school; high school
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
a long time (since the last time)
to become better; to improve
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)