showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
foreign; abroad; overseas
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
junior high school student; middle school pupil
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
so; like this; in this way
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
compilation; editing; recording
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
time; hour; period; class
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one day; (on) a certain day
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.