to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
study; diligence; discount; reduction
results; record; grades; marks
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
major cleanup; spring cleaning
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose