elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the matter you have been talking about
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
due form; official; formality
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
in the future; another day; later
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
presence; sitting with; being with
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to apologize; to apologise
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
March; third month of the lunar calendar
university hospital; teaching hospital
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye