person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
counter for chairs or seats
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)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
sentiment; sentimentality
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
destruction; collapse; crumbling
that; the matter in question
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
near oneself; close to one; familiar
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of