a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
even (of a trade); no advantage and no disadvantage
honor and-or shame (honour)
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
anthropophobia; dizziness experienced in crowded places
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
to pick a fight; to find fault
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
colored thread; coloured thread
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
wind and string instruments; music
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions