to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
predation; eating prey; preying upon
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
feeling; sense; impression
don't you think?; indicates question
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to grow up; to become an adult
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
environment; circumstance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(period of) a year; during an era
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(not) even once; (not) ever