vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
influential person; man of importance
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
good family; respectable family; decent family
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
curious; strange; unusual
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
cattleya (type of orchid)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to read aloud; to read to someone
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
great-grandmother; great-grandma
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress