to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
nausea; sickness in the stomach
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to call again; to call someone back
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)