nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to become sinewy; to behave formally
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
seniority by length of service
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
moment by moment; hour by hour
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
surname; family name; last name
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
indeed; really; truly; very much
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
that day; the very same day
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
breakdown of negotiations
very likely; very probable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
innumerable; countless; numberless
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom