to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to drink up; to drain (cup)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably