to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
twice; again; second time
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
naturally; of course; understandably
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
besides; moreover; in addition
living person; the living
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
precondition; prerequisite
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
this for sure; certainly is
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
illustrated diary; picture diary
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very young; little; childish; immature
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than