dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
wicked tongue; abusive language
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
indicate reason; infers some protest
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet