mistress; kept woman; concubine
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
successor; replacement; second wife
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
freedom; free man; free woman
(your) daughter; young woman
heir; inheritor; successor
how long; how far; how much
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
profiting while others fight
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor