painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
outrageous lie; outright lie
father; dad; husband; you; he
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
older brother; elder brother
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
every year; yearly; annually
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mass communication; mass media
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
determination; resolution
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)