married woman; another's wife
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
the opposite sex; isomerism
yearning; longing for; deep affection
sensitivity; susceptibility
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
cake or snack served with tea
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
letter; missive; note; mail
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
coherence; order; focus; point
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
in comparison to; rather than