pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
old man; venerable gentleman
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
nursing; (protective) care
abandoned child; foundling
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
based on; on the basis of
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
face contorted and about to cry
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to turn completely into; to become completely
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
finished product; finished goods; completed article
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
coronation ceremony; enthronement
to cause a person trouble
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme