unfairness; injustice; partiality
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
just you wait and see (as a threat)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to score points with (a person)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
intensive; concentrated; focused
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
practicality; utility; usefulness
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
valuable article; valuables
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears