to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
air hole; windhole; ventilator
imagination; supposition; guess
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
transfer student; student changing schools
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
waste of time; killing time
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rainfall of a strange, dark color (colour); whirlwinds accompanied by rain which also drops strange objects such as fish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
number one; first; best; most; game; round