dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look around; to survey
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
boy; son; baby boy; young man
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
if it is the case that ...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
use; utilization; utilisation; application
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding