to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
knowing; (an) acquaintance
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
innocence; being not guilty
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
even though; despite; when
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
new discovery; new invention
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!