to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
manner of using one's hands
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
position; job; employment; opening
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to do over; to remake; to resume
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to detain; to check; to restrain
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit