dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
private affairs; personal matter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
expectation; anticipation; forecast
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with