hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
acceleration; speeding up
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
heir; inheritor; successor
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
large hospital; major hospital
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
at first; in the beginning; originally
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust