superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
telephone book; telephone directory
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
jealousy; roasted rice cake
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
devil; evil spirit; genie
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
everything one does; whatever one does
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
literary woman; talented woman
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to escape from; to get out
to be annoying; to be troublesome
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to speak ill of; to disparage
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning