that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
contemplation; meditation
older sister; lass; young lady
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to become pale; to turn pale
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to help each other; to cooperate
to pause; to have a short intermission