application; request; petition
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
being dotted with; being scattered
automatic; intransitive verb
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
good feeling; feeling good
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
so; like this; in this way
desperately; for one's dear life
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
until now; so far; up to the present
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
without cause; without reason
to make merry; to be festive
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen