hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
such; like that; that sort of
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to become hoarse; to become husky
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
although I say; although one might say; although called
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
both (people); the two of them