tall figure; high stature
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
all but dead; half killed
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
survival; survivor; relic
it's not like; it isn't as if
to fall in love (with); to love
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
support; backing; patronage
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
reading too much into (what ... says)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
to fight against; to oppose; to face
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene