rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
interference; intervention; meddling
person concerned; interested party; related party
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
this occasion; at this time; now
impudent; shameless; brazen
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clear; precise; definite; distinct
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to eagerly look forward to
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
near; nearby; not far off
hunting ground; hunting preserve
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment