to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to bring; to take; to bring about
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to lead into; to draw into
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to mix; to blend; to combine
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
family; members of a family
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
stereotyped; patterned; typical
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
entreaty; supplication; petition
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request