words used by young people; slang
more and more; increasingly; all the more
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
supreme leader; ultimate leader
preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)
extreme north; North Pole
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to decide; to determine; to judge
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
such; like that; in that way
irritation; annoyance; frustration
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to drop; to lose; to let fall
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
the five fingers; leading five; top five
businessman; industrialist
looking on from afar; being a spectator
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen