happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
but; however; provided that
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
construction; architecture (of buildings)
for work; for manufacturing
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
almost every day; almost daily
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead