to refuse; to reject; to deny
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
being good at cooking; good cook
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
a find; windfall; bargain
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
near; close; beside; third person
eccentric; crank; oddball
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be talked about behind one's back
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
step; stride; counter for steps
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
and yet; despite (all) that
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to look down on; to make light of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)