fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
even though; despite; when
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
questions and answers; dialogue
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
trivial; not amounting to much
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to form a group; to form a bunch
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
person who is ...; thing that is ...
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
utmost limits; extremity; limit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
boy; son; baby boy; young man