name; given name; first name
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
failure; mistake; blunder
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
thousand years; many years
hometown; rural township (of China)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ten; 10; ten years of age
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one night; one evening; all night; overnight