book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work
at once; immediately; right now
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hello; good day; good afternoon
because of; owing to; due to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
meaning; significance; sense
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha