I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
convenient; handy; useful
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
scenery; scene; landscape
to shake; to sway; to waver
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
moment; brief space of time
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recall; to remember; to recollect
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily