giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
only; merely; but; no more than
how long; how much; to what extent
to be lacking in options; to be too few
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
outside of; not covered by
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in the meanwhile; during the time
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)