sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to have a meal; to take a meal
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
store interior; inside of a shop
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to complain; to make a complaint
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to telephone; to make a phone call