paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to slap; to strike; to spank
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
waste of time; killing time
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
great writer; major writer
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
boastful speech; bragging
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
strategist; tactician; schemer
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
drama; theatre; theater; play
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
script; screenplay; scenario
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)