earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
feeling; sense; impression
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school