to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
questions and answers; dialogue
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
second generation; second; junior
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
to be intimate with; to befriend
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
at first; initially; in the beginning
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
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