it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
long ago; already; a long time ago
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
foreign; abroad; overseas
now; the present time; just now; another; more
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
piece; fragment; one (object)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(committee) chairman; president
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite