teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
at least; at most; (even) just
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
if so; in that case; in that situation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
home area; home town; local
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
on and after; from ... onward; since
snake; serpent; large snake
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances