to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
even if not; even without
to shake; to sway; to waver
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
everybody; every last one of them; all
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
trauma (usu. psychological)
business trip; official trip
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
pardon me for leaving (first)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
environment; circumstance
to jump at; to be attracted by
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
fee; charge; rate; material
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement