bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
maintaining the status quo
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
tendency; trend; inclination
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
finding employment; getting a job
unrequited love; one-sided love
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
treatment (of a person); dealing with
surrounding at a distance
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
unexpected meeting; coincidence
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
ringing; throbbing violently
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
covered in mud; mud-caked
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
four characters; four letters
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to poke each other; to jab each other
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship