showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
orphan; person without friends
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
programme; program; plans; arrangements
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
sympathy; compassion; pity
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
secret; private; surreptitious
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
excellent answer; clever answer
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter