to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
healthy; sound; wholesome
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
world; society; people; the public
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
how many years; how long; what year
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
adaptability; flexibility
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
charming; fascinating; attractive
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
memories; recollections; reminiscence
you (plural); all of you; you all
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
repentance; confession; penitence