to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be needed; to be wanted
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
knee dislocation; making somebody's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
actual profit; practical use; benefit
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
as a child; when one was a child
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
for your information; I'm telling you
businesslike; professional
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes