incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
self-control; self-restraint
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
one more time; once more; once again
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
support; backing; aid; assistance
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
receiving an electric shock
matter of time; question of time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
under repair; out of service