pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
January; first month of the lunar calendar
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
considerably; fairly; quite
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
straying; wandering off course
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
genuine article; real thing; real deal
suffix for familiar person
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
inscrutable; incomprehensible
registration; accession; register; entry; record
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
general (variety) store (shop)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
self-consciousness; self-awareness
street stall; stand; booth
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant