courting; wooing; making advances
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(your, his, her) daughter
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to revere; to respect; to worship
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
admiration; being impressed (by)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)