to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
sympathy; compassion; pity
acid; sourness; sour taste
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to pass (of time); to elapse
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tension; mental strain; nervousness
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
all night; throughout the night
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
girlish mind; girlish innocence
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
older sister; elder sister
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
loveable; very likeable; like very much
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside