to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
selection; choice; option
parting; separation; farewell
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
servant; manservant; menial
like this; in this way; as you see
heaven and earth; top and bottom
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
toast; congratulatory cup
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
having in mind; happening to know of; idea