20 years old; (arch.) twenty
book; volume; this; present; main; head
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that; the matter in question
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
being in love with each other
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
same village; same town; same province
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sincere; honest; faithful
to use X as a selling point
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
imperial court; royal court
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry