perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
event; phenomenon; matter
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
no need to guess; certainly
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
military history; military annals
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
university student; college student
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
start of a romance; beginning of love
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to scatter away; to vanish
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
lately; recently; nowadays
impression; strong belief; conviction
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
first part; first volume; prequel
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
going around; patrol; round; tour