enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to shake; to sway; to waver
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
recently; lately; these days
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly