exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
24 hours; twenty-four hours
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
great love; passionate affair
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
second marriage; remarriage
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire