wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
distrust; unjust suspicion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
older brother; elder brother
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
true intention; underlying motive
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
form; shape; figure; visage
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to find out; to discover; to locate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)