gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
variation in color (colour); having a different color
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
going upstream; sailing against the current
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dangerous position; peril
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
military force; military strength
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with