half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
children's song; nursery rhyme
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to summon courage; to be brave
being filled with; being full of; permeation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
unique; individual; original; unusual
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to get along well together; to be close to each other
it's not like; it isn't as if
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tank (military vehicle); chariot
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking