(in spite of) being old enough to know better
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
society; public; community; social studies
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to need; to call for; to require
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
what do you want?; can I help you?
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
cruelty; hard-heartedness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
chink in the armor (armour)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to overflow from something full
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold