year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
very young; little; childish; immature
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
difference; variation; difference
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
now; the present time; just now; another; more
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
draw (in competition); tie game
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind