vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suffix for familiar person
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
state religion; official religion; established religion
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch