pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
queen (consort); empress (consort)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) let your darling child travel
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to dye; to colour; to color
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
prickling; stinging; tingling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
hokora; small wayside shrine
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
late at night; at a late hour
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to say; to be pleased to say
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to keep away; to keep at a distance