relation; connection; relevance
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
library; book collection; paperback book
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
still; even now; to this day
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
supplementary charge; additional collection
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
trauma (usu. psychological)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice