disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
old body; aged person; elderly person
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
the relation of master to servant
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
accession to the throne; enthronement
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
bombshell announcement (statement)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
foundation stone; cornerstone
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest