to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
common name; popular name
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
polite; courteous; hospitable
friend with benefits; fuck-buddy; sex friend
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to understand from experience
to put on airs; to assume importance
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
good-quality; superior in quality
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
route; way; course; directions
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
without doubt; certain; sure
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
suspicion (of others); jealousy
seat at a table; place at a table
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to grant someone's request
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)