please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
boy; son; baby boy; young man
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
story; tale; talk; discussion
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
national; founded and run by the central government
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
close; intimate; on good terms
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words