white hair; grey hair; gray hair
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be needed; to be wanted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
while; during; while; although; all; both
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case