improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
long ago; already; a long time ago
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hostility; animosity; enmity
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
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
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
true character; real nature
unconfirmed; unidentified
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disease; ailment; illness
feel (of a material); texture
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to subsist; to keep on living
whispering into a person's ear
you; (arch.) your residence
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members