yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
establishment; settlement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)