recently; lately; these days
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
throughout; all through; right through
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
lack of information; data deficiency
I shouldn't say this, but
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
real experience; actual observations
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
sending home; repatriation; deportation
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
surely (not); certainly (not)
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
uneven temper; caprice; whim
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean