recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Western music; European music
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic