to hang one's head; to droop one's head
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
total hours spent working
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
otherwise; or else; if not
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to turn against; to become an enemy