medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
together; at the same time; same; identical
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
primary school; elementary school; grade school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
participation; joining; entry; adherence
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
over-fond parent; doting parent