to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
father and mother; parents
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
repeatedly; several times; many times
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
living room (Western style); sitting room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
entering directly; going straight into
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be injured; to sustain a wound
second marriage; remarriage
living together; coexistence
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
that is to say; so that means
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin