cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one by one; one after another; successively
to recall; to remember; to recollect
while; even though; despite
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden