parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
even if ...; even supposing that ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
president (of a society); chairman
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen