degenerate; pervert; deviant
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
order; sequence; procedure
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thereupon; shortly thereafter
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
solitude; loneliness; isolation
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
ill will; malice; evil intent
male instincts; male frivolity
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
go that far; to that extent
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
decision; settlement; definition
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost