wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(political) power; authority; influence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
impudent; shameless; brazen
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to employ; to hire; to charter
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to pull one's hair back into a bun
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper