slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
story; tale; talk; discussion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
older sister; elder sister
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to put on airs; to assume importance
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
comparatively; relatively
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
imagination; supposition; guess