explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sweet and sour; bittersweet
such; like that; that sort of; very
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
occasional; infrequent; rare
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tension; mental strain; nervousness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
have a pain in one's chest
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish