self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
social status; social position
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
genuine; authentic; true; real
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
in spite of; regardless of
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)