irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
spray; mist (not meteorological)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
one's family; family member
contrived; false-sounding
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
maternity blues; post-natal depression; post-partum blues
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
coagulation; freezing; solidification
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to bungle; to make things awkward
an assortment; combination
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
age difference; disparity in age; age gap