to understand; to make out
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to breathe out; to exhale
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
appointment; assignment; promotion
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
educational institution; school; academy; campus
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
finding employment; getting a job
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
deadly serious; deadly earnest
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees