disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to take back; to recapture
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
one's own child; one's own children
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
money paid to the government
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
biological parent; real parent
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
intelligence or information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
each (every) time; whenever
conduct; behavior; behaviour
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
school bag; school satchel
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly