professor; teaching; instruction
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card