form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
nothing but; none other than
love; attachment; lovesickness
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to yearn for; to be in love with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
respect and affection; love and respect
clear solution; clean decision
complete stranger; total stranger
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
world; society; people; the public
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
rebellious phase; rebellious age
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
after the end (of something); post-
continuation; succession; series
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to frolic about; to mess around