to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
society; the world; the times
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
because of; owing to; due to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
instant; moment; for an instant
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
beyond this point; from now on; after this
had better ...; had better not ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
world; society; people; the public
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged