vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
offender; criminal; culprit
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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be infected; to be contagious
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
feeling; sense; impression
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
time; hour; period; class
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
have a good day; take care; see you
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
beginning; outset; first; onset
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone