contemporary life; present-day life
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
a boat's floorboards; ship's hold
to break the silence; to break one's silence
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
climbing rose; rambling rose
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to wash away; to rinse off
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
coloured carp; colored carp
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
addition; increase; Canada
intersection on a go board
lovers talk; sweet nothings
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
tour conductor; tour guide
light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
at work; in the midst of work; working
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole