to continue; to keep up; to keep on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
license; permit; licence; certificate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sorry; excuse me; thank you
originally; by nature; from the start
to be photographed; to be projected
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
since one was born; (in) all one's life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.