appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
sincere; earnest; serious
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
chair; stool; post; office; position
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
principal of a private school
association; society; organization; organisation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to ask a question; to ask questions
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well