hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to say; to be called; to do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
staying the night; lodging (at)
paper crane; origami crane
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
counter for birds or rabbits
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
phone duty; being on call
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember