bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
straightforwardly; being outspoken
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
older sister; lass; young lady
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every