head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
guardian; protector; patron; parent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
how; in what way; how about
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
weekly publication; weekly magazine
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
January; first month of the lunar calendar
like this; this sort; this way
feeling; sense; impression
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until now; so far; up to the present
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to subsist; to keep on living
how long; how much; to what extent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")