today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
man; male; masculine gender
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
time; hour; period; class
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
one's post; place of work; workplace
festival merrymaking; revelry
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; this sort of; like this
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
war; fighting; fierce competition
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
then; well; so; well then
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
all present; all concerned; all of us
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah