brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
simply; merely; only; solely
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to jump at; to be attracted by
already; now; no longer; not any more
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
counter for choices, options, etc.
first impression; immediate thought
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mockery; derision; ridicule
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine