completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to be saved up (of money)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
cruelty; hard-heartedness
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to whine; to make feeble complaints
adverse circumstances; adversity
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
like that; that way; thus
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
paints; painting material
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)