tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
welcome!; nice to see you!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to attack; to assault; to assail
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
imagination; supposition; guess
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
family; members of a family
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance