fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
children's story; fairy tale
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
river; stream; River; the ... river
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in this manner; in this way; like this
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
troublesome; annoying; complicated