dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
motive power; driving force
everything; anything; nothing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
symbol; code; sign; notation
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
normalcy; normality; normal
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
separating words in Japanese with spaces (e.g. in kana-only books for children)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
troublesome; annoying; complicated
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
cut; reduction; curtailment
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding