to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to stop talking; to be silent
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
lost article; something forgotten
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
connection; link; relationship
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to grow up; to become an adult