sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
audience; spectator; spectators
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
one's own child; one's own children
to thrust down; to push off
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
family; members of a family
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
at first; in the beginning; originally
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
genius; prodigy; natural gift