to talk; to chat; to chatter
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
really; truly; indeed; good grief
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
five most important temples of a region
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
feeling; sense; impression
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)