to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the other day; lately; recently
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
in this way; thus; such; uh...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
Thanksgiving Day; harvest festival
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)