in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
another time; some other time
now that you say that; now that you mention it
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
university student; college student
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be helpful; to be useful
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
island in a pond or river
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize