maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to capture; to seize; to plunder
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
together; mutually; fellow
child born to one's current wife
hostility; animosity; enmity
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
sympathy; compassion; pity
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
sense of values; values; value system
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
faking crying; crocodile tears
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
knowing; (an) acquaintance
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
correction; looking over; touching up
feminine; womanly; female
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation