in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
man-eater (e.g. lion, shark)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
in the meanwhile; during the time
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to increase; to add to; to augment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question