to hear a rumor; to get wind of
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be profitable; to yield a profit
something like ...; something called ...
money-making; earning money
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
trivial; not amounting to much
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
pregnancy; conception; gestation
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image