to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
though; even if; whether ... or ...
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
study of foreign languages; linguistics
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
bad influence; negative influence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
line; queue; procession; matrix
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to correct oneself; to restate
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly