middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
matter of time; question of time
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
like this; in this way; as you see
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
true friend; close friend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to pass (of time); to elapse
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks