indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
retort; back talk; backchat
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
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)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill