man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
then; well; so; well then
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
reality; actuality; hard fact
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that is to say; so that means
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want