with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to understand (each other); to comprehend
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(temporary) closure of school
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clanging; empty; deserted
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
anything and everything; just about everything
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement