glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
Yokoyama Mitsuteru (1934.6.18-2004.4.15)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
famous scene (in a movie or play)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
life; living; I; me; student
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
present form; present tense
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to become better; to improve
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
sanity; consciousness; soberness
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly