sweet and sour; bittersweet
strongish; somewhat strong
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
under the influence of alcohol
image of (an ideal) person
death from disease; death from illness
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to work hard; to work diligently
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to reflect; to throw back light
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
bad boy; naughty child; brat
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
biological parent; real parent
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off