in a day; in a brief space of time
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
store name; shop name; restaurant name
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
premises search; household search
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)