easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to solicit; to demand; to extort
all present; all concerned; all of us
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
professor; teaching; instruction
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
official function; state function
drinking party; banquet; feast
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
everything; anything; nothing
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
essential; important; crucial; vital; main