woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
after that; afterwards; thereafter
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
private tutor; coach; governess
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
ultimate; final; last; eventual
something like ...; something called ...
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
although I say; although one might say; although called
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception