to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
both; both sides; both parties
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
with a crack; with a smash
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to put on airs; to assume importance
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
some people; a few people; several people
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
having children; attempting to conceive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bad influence; negative influence
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
distinction; discrimination
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental