to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
process; course; mechanism
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
apparent; obvious; very clear
height of; middle of; full bloom
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
last night; yesterday evening
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)