make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(not so) much; (not) very
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after