hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to leave as is; to ignore
already; now; no longer; not any more
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
failure; mistake; blunder
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)