echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
is something that; is that which
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
the same generation; coeval
letter; missive; note; mail
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
love affair; love relationship
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
at least; at most; (even) just
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
one way or the other; either way
with a friendly grin; smilingly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but