to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
preparation; arrangements
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
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
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to half-rise to one's feet
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to squeeze out; to wring out
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the more one looks (at it) the more...
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
raging fire; conflagration
bright red; crimson lotus flower
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)