regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
pride; boast; credit (to)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
when; how soon; how long until
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tension; mental strain; nervousness
true character; true heart; true spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
chief vassal; senior statesman
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)