abuse; curse; swearing; insult
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
owner of a company; head of a company
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
kitchen; financial situation
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
within; inside of; less than
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
contradiction; inconsistency
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one meal; one meal (a day)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
without cause; without reason
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
for today; for the time being
nonviolence; non-violence
to get angry; to lose one's temper