tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
this (very thing); this precisely
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
immediately; at once; instantly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment