current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
shopping; purchased goods
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
it's no joke; gimme a break!
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
head; brains; intellect; understanding
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
having said that; on the other hand
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
such; like that; that sort of; very
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am