perception; intuition; the sixth sense
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
wedded life; married life
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
this, that and the other; this and that
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening