piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
ago; since; before; previous
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
body and soul; mind and body
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
the other day; some time ago; recently
family; members of a family
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
if so; in that case; in that situation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching