what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
reconciliation; make peace with
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
to complain; to make a complaint
to become possible; to become able to (do)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one thin flat object; one sheet
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
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
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling