how can (one) do something
sentiment; sentimentality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's the way it is; such is life
back street; back alley; off-street
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to take over; to hand over
at least; at most; (even) just
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to talk; to chat; to chatter
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
contradiction; inconsistency
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
pupil; student; schoolchild
disclosure; exposure; revelation
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing