stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
adds force or indicates command
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
and so; therefore; for that reason
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
with these words; while saying
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
master; teacher; stable master
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
everything; anything; nothing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(somebody else's) parents; both parents