for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
patient; having a long fuse
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
whatever the case; under any circumstances
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
corridor; hallway; passageway
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
restoration; repair; mending
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
study; library; den; home office; reading room
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
degree of relative priority
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to behave well (of a child)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)