unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
from the beginning; from scratch
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
advocate; proponent; supporter
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
very; extremely; excessively
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
comfort; consolation; diversion
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
button (clothing); push-button
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by