connection; link; relationship
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
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
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
at that time; in those days
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
really; truly; indeed; good grief
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
story; tale; talk; discussion
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
presence; sitting with; being with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
since when; from when; how long
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
trivial; not amounting to much
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
it's been a long time; long time no see