outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
popular name; common name; given name
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to do for (the sake of someone else)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
second-year student; biennial
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
much less; to say nothing of
speaking of ...; as for ...
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump