irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
by myself; in person; by oneself
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to some extent; to a certain extent
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
what kind of; what sort of; what
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
regret; repentance; remorse
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)