spare time; free time; leisure time
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
area; region; district; locality
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to concern; to be related
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
meal set before one; women's advances
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair