hello; good day; good afternoon
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
three; three years of age
that's the way it is; such is life
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
food; food products; foodstuffs
clothes; clothing; garments
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
to buy; to purchase; to buy out