to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
how; in what way; in what manner
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
indeed; really; truly; very much
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
just as one was told; like she (he) said
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
don't worry; no worries; never mind
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
payment of debts; repayment
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
surname; family name; last name
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)