to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
to check; to stop; to keep back
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
how many months?; how long?
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
four characters; four letters
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
public junior high school
same generation; one's generation
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
mouthpiece of a telephone