astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
board chairman; managing director; chief director
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
being in school; being a student (of)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
student (esp. a university student)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
winter vacation; winter holidays
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)