to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
good feeling; feeling good
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to hang (something) on the wall
to work hard; to make an effort
right under; directly below
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
regular customer; valued client
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to entrust; to leave to a person
the right person in the right place
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank