Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
blow; hit (on the body); beating
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be jealous; to be envious
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
middle of the night; dead of night
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
your husband; her husband
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness