rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to some extent; to a certain extent
popular person; favorite; favourite
being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
insect bite; bug bite; sting
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
election tour; election campaign; stumping
to order; to command; to appoint
just managing; with great difficulty
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to underrate; to make light of
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)