strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to entrust; to leave to a person
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to grow up; to become an adult
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
schoolgirl; female student
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
subtracting points; points deducted
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
now that you say that; now that you mention it