way of asking; way of listening; listener
then; well; so; well then
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
younger scholar; future reference
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
whispered conversation; whispering
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
reason; cause; history; origin
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dealing with; coping with
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy