reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
helping hand; help; support; aid
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to follow another's example
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
like this; this sort; this way
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
man; male; masculine gender
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
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.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt