to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
invitation; introduction; temptation
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stairs; stairway; staircase
to happen to meet; to come across
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
desperately; for one's dear life
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to be suspected without cause
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind