to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
22nd day of the month; 22 days
cosmos; garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
immediately; right away; on the spot
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
awareness; realization; noticing
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to think (something) strange
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
never mind!; don't worry about it
to summon courage; to be brave
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream