samurai; warrior; military family
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
tteok (sweet Korean rice cake)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
indecisive; irresolute; weak
pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
finally; in the end; on top of all that
sexual interest in young boys; boy love
hard (life); tough (world)
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post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to make something be done in time
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
desperation; self-abandonment