single-mother household; fatherless family
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
fat; tallow; lard; grease
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
life and death; life or death
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
complete stranger; total stranger
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to collect; to assemble; to gather
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
end of life; death; annihilation
rather; sooner; preferably
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
(divine) providence; dispensation
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to cross the line; to go too far
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)