to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; bucket carried on either end of a pole
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
distance in a straight line
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have the privilege of doing
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour