describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
irony; rhetorical question
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
man of incorruptible character
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
sharing; division; draw; tie
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
resentment; indignation; anger
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
five (long cylindrical things)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?