to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
troublesome; annoying; complicated
doing whatever one pleases
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
essence; true nature; substance; reality
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
established fact; fait accompli
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
expression; presentation; representation; notation
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean