once upon a time; a long time ago
troublesome; annoying; complicated
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
ninth day of the month; nine days
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
taste; palate; sense of taste
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
supervised; under surveillance
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
nice; likeable; desirable
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit