right time; appropriate time; season's greetings
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to marry off; to espouse to
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to degenerate; to lapse into
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
single flower; one wheel; full moon
destination; place where one is visiting
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
sender; consignor; remitter
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
guess; speculation; supposition
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
information; news; report; reward; retribution
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
this and that; such and such
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence