story; tale; talk; discussion
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
and; thereupon; because of that
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
observation; survey; watching
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
nod; inclination of the head
to replace; to move; to change the position of
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
study; diligence; discount; reduction
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)