to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
stairs; stairway; staircase
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
soldier; combatant; warrior
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
a long time ago; in those days
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to go into the minutest details
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to triumph; to be elated with success
the front; honest; upright; decent
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rival; competitor; competition
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake