anything and everything; just about everything
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
that day; the very same day
messenger; envoy; emissary
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to move around; to move about; to get around
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number