irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
defense; defence; protection
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to slide into; to slip into
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
review; reconsideration; revision
nonchalantly; without a care
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; rationalization
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
one's own property; possessions
to push aside; to push one's way through
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
Eighth Route Army; 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
evening; early night hours
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill