to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to prowl after; to keep watch on
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
student (esp. a university student)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
complete set; all; everything
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
tax and service charge included; all-inclusive; with everything included
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
first meeting; first interview with
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition