love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
strong interaction; strong force
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
just as one was told; like she (he) said
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
the same as always; day after day
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
difficult problem; challenge
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to attract someone with food
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment