maintaining the status quo
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
all you want; as much as one wants
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
living; lifestyle; living room
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to thrust down; to push off
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
practice; practising; training; study
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
offence; offense; hindrance