pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
question; inquiry; enquiry
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
that is to say; so that means
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
sincere; honest; faithful
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
side table; bedside table
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to become completely chilled
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
finger flick to the forehead
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence