a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
such ... as; or some such
final; eventual; ultimate
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
those (near the second person)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
review (of learned material); revision
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
memory; ability to remember
trivial; not amounting to much
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal