mistress; kept woman; concubine
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
correction; revision; amendment
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
period of youth; while young
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
tail (animal); tail end; tip
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fox with supernatural powers
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
matter of time; question of time
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case