unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
let's not say (such things) to each other
passing through without stopping; passing by
hello; good day; good afternoon
and then; and so; and; so then
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
memory; sense; experience
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
although I say; although one might say; although called
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
back off!; leave me alone!
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake