to some extent; to a certain extent
the opposite sex; isomerism
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
love triangle; eternal triangle
reality; actuality; hard fact
to underrate; to make light of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
silence; stillness; quietness
greeting; a fine thing to say
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin