plaintive; piteous; doleful
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
honorific/polite/humble prefix
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
tool; implement; means; furniture
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
to pass (of time); to elapse
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
way; method; means; resource; course
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cardinal (Catholic church)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
homecoming; returning home