circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
putting into operation; invocation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
rest; break; recess; intermission
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
environment; circumstance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that is to say; so that means
to be embarrassed; to lose face
go that far; to that extent
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)