irritation; annoyance; frustration
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
rational; reasonable; logical
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to lose sight of; to miss
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
feeling keenly; fully realizing
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
preliminary step; first step
preface; introduction; preamble
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
the way back; the way home; return trip
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
military affairs; military people
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor