on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
use; utilization; utilisation; application
stepping back; drawing back
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
with a friendly grin; smilingly
courteous; decorous; polite
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
but; however; provided that
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by myself; in person; by oneself
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
in good health; alive and well; going strong
call; summons; convening; convocation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
earnings from a part-time job
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble