to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to put on airs; to assume importance
while; even though; despite
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to begin talking; to open up
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
two persons; two people; pair; couple
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; talk; discussion
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one day; (on) a certain day
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)