marriage proposal; courtship
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
(doing something) in tears
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
offense and defense; offence and defence
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
romantic; spicy; coquettish
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
blank period; window period; interregnum
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
pressure; oppression; suppression
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
the opposite sex; isomerism
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate