cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
weakening; emaciation; decline
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to score points with (a person)