wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
periodic; regular; routine
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
final; eventual; ultimate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)