-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
light meal; snack; refreshments
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
antiquity; the previous era
such; like that; that sort of
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
that is to say; so that means
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
very likely; very probable
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
difficult to ...; hard to ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
... years old; age (of) ...
student (esp. a university student)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
losing one's virginity; first-time sex