awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
decoration; ornament; trimmings
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to come and go; to go back and forth
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
platform; home; home base; home plate
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
have to do; must; should; ought to
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
way of calling (something or someone)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
little by little; bit by bit
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)