readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
again; once more; a second time
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
in comparison to; rather than
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
period of youth; while young
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair