disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
request; appeal; claim; purchase
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
I don't like it; I hate it
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
killing two birds with one stone
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
by your leave; with your permission
article; thing; object; property; real estate
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
(in) his way; peculiar to him
ex-husband; former husband