to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
student (esp. a university student)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
independence; self-reliance
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
it's no joke; gimme a break!
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to be silent; to say nothing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
but; however; provided that
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of