origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
second day of the month; two days
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
national holiday; public holiday
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
sidewalk café; footpath café