to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whispering into a person's ear
child; childish person; immature person
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
selection; choice; option
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to begin; to set about; to start
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
momentous (crucial) decision
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to torment; to torture; to harass
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism