intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
how; in what way; how about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
winter vacation; winter holidays
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
January; first month of the lunar calendar