envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
matter of time; question of time
unprecedented; never seen before
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
hedge; fence; border; limit
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence