to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
main question; real issue at hand
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
other side; opposite side; other party
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
electrical appliances; electric appliances
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to gather; to collect; to assemble
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall