one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nothing but; none other than
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sworn brother; buddy; pal
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to unfold; to unroll; to open
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
settlement; permanent residency
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
naturalization; naturalisation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2