gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
family; members of a family
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
woman; female; feminine gender
pupil; student; schoolchild
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to approach; to draw near
at that time; in those days
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)