showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
(another's) daughter; young lady
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genuine article; real thing; real deal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
honorific/polite/humble prefix
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to attempt; to test; to try out
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
wrong; different; not like that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
please (give me); please (do for me)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
such; like that; that sort of; very
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
had better ...; had better not ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)