absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
general; popular; common; typical
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
night stall; night shop; night fair
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
everybody; every last one of them; all
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes