this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
rational; reasonable; logical
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
does not; can not; will not
to rain incessantly; to downpour
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
dual personality; split personality
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
invention; intelligent; clever; smart