happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to manage something successfully; to be successful
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a talk; to tell a story
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
admission ticket for an examination
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last