love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
failure; mistake; blunder
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
older sister; lass; young lady
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
family; members of a family
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
after school (at the end of the day)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious