inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
greeting; a fine thing to say
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
absence; disregard; indifference
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
such; like that; that sort of; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable