what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to be helpful; to be useful
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
unfortunately; regrettably
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
fate; chance; relationship; tie
chance; opportunity; occasion
interview (e.g. for a job)
(in the same way) as before; as always
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)