present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to be contrary to one's expectations
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
equality; impartiality; evenness
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to think constantly about; to dwell on
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
woman who forced her husband into marriage
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
first challenge; first try
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
joints; points (of a speech)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
the whole day; all the day
different thing; another question; different case
no matter how much time passes
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to fall on one's backside
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase