alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
something; what; why; how
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
respect and affection; love and respect
that is to say; so that means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to throw on the fire; to burn
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
within; inside of; less than
how long; how far; how much
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!