recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
front; frontage; facade; main
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to change completely; to change suddenly
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
pride; dignity; self-respect
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
tangyuan; tang yuan; Chinese dumplings made from glutinous rice flour
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
too much; excessively; too
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
failure; mistake; blunder
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
dysgeusia; taste disorder
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute