congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute