to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
sincere; honest; faithful
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
(written) contract; agreement
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
complete recovery of health
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
marital relationship; marital relations
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
finger flick to the forehead
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
series of battles; successive battles
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
security; stability; safety; peace
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor