to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to pause; to have a short intermission
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to rush over; to run up to
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
individual; private person; personal; private
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
uncut (esp. of a book, etc.)
book making (binding, publishing)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
life; living; I; me; student