scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
had better ...; had better not ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
don't you think?; indicates question
for example; for instance; e.g.
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
March; third month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned