habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to have a hard time of it
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to become inverted; to become reversed
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
one day; (on) a certain day
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to boil strongly; to be excited
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
justice; fairness; impartiality
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to commit a crime; to do evil
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to keep a watchful eye on
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course