lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be responsive; to show immediate results
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
rather; sooner; preferably
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
inside one's heart; in one's mind
archeologist; archaeologist
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure