to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by myself; in person; by oneself
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
reaction; response; reaction
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
since when; from when; how long
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
action; operation; effect; function
state of mind; mentality; psychology
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
wrong; different; not like that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sudden change; complete change
middle of the night; dead of night
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
rather; better; instead; if anything
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
family; members of a family
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mum; mom; mummy; the missus