head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
pride; dignity; self-respect
certainly; surely; definitely
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be overcome with emotion
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
both (people); the two of them
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated