last week; the week before
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
man overly interested in women's breasts
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
distrust; unjust suspicion
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
visit (from someone); call
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly