to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
that; the matter in question
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
slim; slender; slight; delicate
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
adds force or indicates command