to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
selection; choice; option
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the other day; some time ago; recently
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
being upright and cleanhanded
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(for the) first time in one's life
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
higher rank; better position
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
first thing in the morning
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to put one's strength into
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing