number-withheld phone calls
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to make sense; to be meaningful
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
time around sunset; early evening
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to make an appearance; to show up
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
it is not (like that) either
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
meal set before one; women's advances
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
sweet and sour; bittersweet
two times; twice; two degrees
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
menial; meanness; servility; abject
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
spite; frustration; vexation
back off!; leave me alone!
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to keep in mind; to memorize
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
in the end; at the end of the day
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with