chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
several times (as large, over)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
regular time; stated period
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to paint (draw) a picture
soldier; combatant; warrior
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
violent emotion; passion; fury
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)