obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
society; the world; the times
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
delicious; appetizing; appetising
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading