hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
sharing; division; draw; tie
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
almost; roughly; approximately
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
being up to the person himself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected