slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
after school (at the end of the day)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
at once; immediately; right now
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
although I say; although one might say; although called
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to have an idea; to have a clue
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
wish; desire; request; prayer
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible