to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
drinking straight from a bottle
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that's the way it is; such is life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to ask a question; to ask questions
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
meaning; significance; sense
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
clear; precise; definite; distinct