at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bribe; sweetener; douceur
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
opening ceremony (of the school term)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
immediately; right away; on the spot
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
national holiday; public holiday
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
like a decent person; human
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to put one's strength into
ninth day of the month; nine days
in advance; beforehand; previously
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
start of work; commencement; opening