right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
all; entire; whole; altogether
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
then; well; so; well then
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly