or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
just because; even if; even though
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed; to be borrowed (of a number in subtraction)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
boarder; boarding student
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
life; living; I; me; student
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
tide; current; tendency; trend
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love