to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
on the occasion of; at the time of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
softly; mildly; gently; politely
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
tone (of voice); manner of talking
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
end; close; conclusion; termination
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to find fault with; to question
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as stated; verbatim; literally
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
as (for); for; in the capacity of
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...