a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
retention; maintenance; preservation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
fucking; screwing; having sex
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
meeting; greeting; welcome
philandering; itch for women
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
overestimation; overvaluing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
not counting (as anything significant)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
reaction; response; reaction
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
enactment; establishment; creation
smuggling (people); stowing away
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to remain; to stay (somewhere)