to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
several people; a few people
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
in one's own way or style
older brother and younger sister
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
pregnancy; conception; gestation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
women's college; women's university
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
world; society; people; the public
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that is to say; so that means
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
another time; some other time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact