gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
palm heel; heel of the palm
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
long ago; a long time ago; already
to shoot a person to death
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
one's family; family member
ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
superb view; picturesque scenery
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
two parts; two copies; the second part
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling