return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to clap one's hands in prayer
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
along the road; along the way
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
until now; so far; up to the present
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
fire station worker; member of a fire station
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to push (something) against
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)