gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
husband and wife; married couple
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
very popular; highly favoured
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
calming down; quieting down
marriageable age; chance of marriage
postponement; moving back
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
payment to the government
exemption; exoneration; discharge
disturbance; riot; mayhem
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
discretion; discretionary power
mobilization order; mobilisation order
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
dominion; territory; possession
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough