whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
your husband; her husband
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
I see; that's right; indeed
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
unmarried; not yet married
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
yearned for; longed for; missed
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
besides; in addition; also; moreover
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)