being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
new student; freshman; first-year student
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
homecoming; returning home
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in