two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
the whole year; all the year
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
sentiment; sentimentality
sentimental; sentimentality
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
sense of values; values; value system
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
commitment; pledge; promise
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to incur someone's enmity