to hand (over); to deliver in person
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
advance payment; money paid in advance
brown envelope; manila envelope
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
consists of; comprises; is made up of
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
older brother and younger sister
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
third-year student; third-year pupil
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
experiment; experimentation
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against