cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
the other day; lately; recently
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
helping hand; help; support; aid
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
distant look; faraway look
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as a child; when one was a child
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily