son of a bitch; piece of shit
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to detain; to check; to restrain
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stare back (at); to glare back
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
business; trade; operations; sales
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash