no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to be born; to come into the world
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to strangle; to constrict
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
four (long cylindrical things)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
at least; at most; (even) just
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
leadership; initiative; spearhead
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk