severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to steal or sneak or slip into
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be conspicuous; to stand out
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to put up (a notice); to post
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
chasing after women; womanizing
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
as you see; as you can see
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?