interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
debt collection; debt collector
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
distrust; unjust suspicion
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(present) head of a family
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
is something that; is that which
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)