the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
story; tale; talk; discussion
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the other day; lately; recently
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be helpful; to be useful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)