to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to square one's shoulders
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
being fond of children; person fond of children
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
source of information; intelligence source; message source
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
established practice; custom
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
every year; yearly; annually
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to join forces with; to cooperate with
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
floral decoration; floral ornament
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
tedious; boring; being fed up with