to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot be compared with; no match for
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
manners; behavior; behaviour
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
every single word and phrase; word by word
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp