treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
elder sister; effeminate man
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
rational; reasonable; logical
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
way (of doing); manner; method; means
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
quickly; calmly; intently
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to mistake (A for B); to misread
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
main question; real issue at hand
to grant someone's request
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
serious; not joking; straight
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
such; this sort of; like this