simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
bringing; taking; carrying
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
optimism; taking an optimistic view
social; societal; societary
(social) position; status
regarding highly; attaching importance to
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
man; male; masculine gender
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
this and that; one thing or another
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to be mad about; to be hooked on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
untouched; unused; intact
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
study; learning; tutorial
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)