parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
eastern part; the east (of a region)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
older brother; elder brother
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness