rebellious phase; rebellious age
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
popular person; favorite; favourite
straying; wandering off course
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
how can (one) do something
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
don't you think?; indicates question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)