to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
marking; grading; scoring
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to walk around; to travel around
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
sudden death; unexpected death
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to throw at; to turn; to raise
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender