these guys; these fellows
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
had better ...; had better not ...
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
while; during (the time when)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bento; Japanese box lunch
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
intelligence gathering; information gathering
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
every month; each month; monthly
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
bento; Japanese box lunch
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
incident; affair; happening; event
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)