deceiving; cheating; fooling
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
good things come to those who wait
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
incommunicative; taciturn
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
down to earth; reasonable
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be cleared of a charge
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
physical evidence; material evidence
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
dramatic role for child; child actor
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
waiting for the traffic lights to change