doing whatever one pleases
man; male; masculine gender
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
ignorant of the ways of the world
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
sincere; earnest; serious
environment; circumstance
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
assertion; declaration; affirmation
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion