to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
troubled face; worried expression
it is I who should say so
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
hybrid; crossbreed; cross
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
home area; home town; local
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
mountain road; mountain trail
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
opposite; reverse; contrary
greenish gray; greenish grey
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
age thirty; one's thirties
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch