maternity leave; paternity leave
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
light and darkness; light and shade
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
precipice; cliff; flat head
Japanese (people, language, style)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
question; inquiry; enquiry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
major subject; special study
professor; teaching; instruction
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
talk; dialogue; conversation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to translate; to interpret
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
American dollar; United States dollar; US dollar
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection