restorative; smelling salts
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
medal of honour; medal of merit
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
favourite book; favorite book
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
laughing while reminiscing
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
absolute obedience; complete submission
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to exert oneself; to make efforts