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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
at first; in the beginning; originally
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
winter vacation; winter holidays
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
that; the matter in question
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to concern; to be related
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
relatively; comparatively
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
if you think about it; come to think of it
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
world; society; people; the public
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to follow another's example
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping