to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
instant noodles; instant ramen
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
loin ham; ham made from pork loin
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
poor physical health; bad shape
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away