while alive; during one's lifetime
account book; register; ledger
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
notebook; account book; register
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to like; to love; to be fond of
pointing out; identification
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
busy; having no (free) time
to write down; to record; to register
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
happy; cheerful; pleasant