to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
than; from; out of; except; but; more
questionnaire; survey; poll
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar