soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
restoration; repair; mending
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to send or direct a person to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to comfort; to console; to amuse
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
occasional; infrequent; rare
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
adds force or indicates command
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)