nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
meaning; significance; sense
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
minimum; at the very least
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
suffix for familiar person
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
separation; divorce; severing of connections
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore