medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
until now; so far; up to the present
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
single word; a few words; brief comment
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)