elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be found; to be discovered
to apologize; to apologise
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage