to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
transfer student; student changing schools
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if it is the case that ...
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
don't worry about it; forget about it
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
considerably; greatly; a lot
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...