textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to ask a question; to ask questions
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; masculine gender
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to encamp; to take up positions
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
second-year student; biennial
to take (be in) charge of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
home delivery (of food); outside catering
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
inside; interior; inner part
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
lost article; something forgotten
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to come to one's senses; to calm down
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
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bento; Japanese box lunch
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently