time; season; period; phase; stage
rather; sooner; preferably
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
bento; Japanese box lunch
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
neat and clean; tidy; trim
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
coincident with; while; simultaneously
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
that is to say; so that means
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology