expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
library; book collection; paperback book
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
motive power; driving force
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to say; to tell; to state; to do
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours