tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
this (very thing); this precisely
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
living together; communal life; cohabitation
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
outward appearance; apparent
eternal; unlimited; endless
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to use up all one's strength
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
unkindness; unfriendliness
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person