place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
while; even though; despite
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire