good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to gain fame; to make one's name
due form; official; formality
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
declaration; proclamation; announcement
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
about when; about what time; how soon
as a child; when one was a child
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
order of chivalry; chivalric order
headquarters; head office; main office
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
of course; certainly; naturally
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good humour (humor); good mood