zest for living; energy to live
to follow another's example
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sneaking a bite; snitching food
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to have medicine be effective
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
chimney sweeping (cleaning)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
I have nothing to do with it
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
extra charge; specially reduced charge
just managing; with great difficulty
to like; to love; to be fond of
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around