-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hello; good day; good afternoon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
then; well; so; well then
time; hour; period; class
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
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)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
man of virtue; humanitarian
to say; to be called; to do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give