seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
chair; stool; post; office; position
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
preference; priority; precedence
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
surely; certainly; without doubt
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
and; thereupon; because of that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case