comic performance in which a face is drawn on the bare belly and the performer dances to animate it; belly dance performed as a party trick
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
woman; female; feminine gender
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to live; to make a living; to get on with
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
now; the present time; just now; another; more
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so