bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
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
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
treasure house; storage for valuable property
exorcism rite; purification
revengeful ghost; apparition
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
essence; true nature; substance; reality
retort; back talk; backchat
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
and yet; despite (all) that
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
happy tears; tears of joy
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
(how) many times; (how) often