glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older brother and younger sister
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
man; male; masculine gender
the world in general; society; convention
nice; likeable; desirable
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
bad influence; negative influence