carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
when it becomes; when it comes to
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
library (usu. single-room); small library
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
information board; building directory
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to think too much; to be over-concerned