affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(not) so much; (not) that much
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
one's own child; one's own children
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
name; given name; first name
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in name only; titular; nominal
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
this and that; one thing or another
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
large build; large pattern
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
with a start; with a jump
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
only; merely; but; no more than
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
of course; certainly; naturally
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to be worried; to be troubled
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking