unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hometown; rural township (of China)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
since then; from that time; ever since
whatever the case; under any circumstances
parental love or affection
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to shake one's head (in denial)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
if so; in that case; in that situation
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to cover fully; to wrap around
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to make an appeal; to urge
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
open access (in a library); open shelves
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder