removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
it's no joke; gimme a break!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
a person without a single relative
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
desperation; struggle to the death
study; diligence; discount; reduction
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
just you wait and see (as a threat)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow