deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to be conspicuous; to stand out
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
back off!; leave me alone!
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to make merry; to be festive
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
elopement; running away with a lover
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
make good use of; make the most of
now that; since; so long as; because
Patent Office; Patent Agency