to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
charming; fascinating; attractive
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one or two; a few; small number
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to lose sight of; to miss
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless