to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
give-and-take; give and take
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)