predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
voting; ballot; poll; vote
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
priority; order of precedence
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
down quilt; feather quilt
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
template; run of the mill; formulaic
breaking off an engagement
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
ardent; passionate; vehement
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
genuine; authentic; true; pure
villainess; antagonist young lady
the same kind; accomplice; partner
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services