getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
within; inside of; less than
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to watch over; to watch attentively
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
in that way; like that; that way
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
(period of) a year; during an era
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)