interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
such; like that; that sort of; very
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
future (usually near); prospects
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(not) even once; (not) ever
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that day; the very same day
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
how can (one) do something
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
generation; the world; the age
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off