school for the handicapped; special school
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence
ideal man (as a romantic partner); eligible bachelor
something new (of poor quality)
intellectual disability; mental disability
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
excursion; outing; picnic
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
relations; members of extended family
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
employment; starting work
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate