tension; mental strain; nervousness
family; members of a family
a person without a single relative
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
in comparison to; rather than
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
student (esp. a university student)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
coincident with; while; simultaneously
study; pursuit of knowledge
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
as you know; as you are aware
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
donation; contribution; endowment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
amount of money; sum of money
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
materials; data; document
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)