to be cheap; to be inexpensive
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
leaving everything to someone else
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
switching over to; migration; transition
promotion (school, military, etc.)
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
longed-for; anxiously awaited
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
long ago; already; a long time ago
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
shameless; shameless person