New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
society; the world; the times
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
society; public; community; social studies
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
food and drink; eating and drinking
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
commuting to school; school commute
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important