sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
story; tale; talk; discussion
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity