to meet; to assemble; to congregate
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
retort; back talk; backchat
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to feel; to sense; to experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...