episode; anecdote; vignette
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
look!; there!; here!; that is
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to bring; to take; to bring about
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
the whole area; all areas
trauma (usu. psychological)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to step over or across; to overcome
even if; even though; wow
authenticity; credibility
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar