to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
because of; owing to; due to
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
the opposite sex; isomerism
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
otherwise; if not; or else
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one's view (opinion) of men
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
decision; determination; resolution
to have a relationship; to have relations
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering