artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to be thrilled; to be excited
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
wetting; love affair; lover
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
the good fortune to have been born male
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
stifled (laughter); simmering
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless