starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to get back together (with a former partner)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
first meeting; first interview with
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
note (letter) left behind; will
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
elopement; running away with a lover
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
ardent; passionate; vehement
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to grumble; to make difficulties
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy