safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
starting (construction) work
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suffix for familiar person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
how; in what way; how about
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in the hospital; hospitalized
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question