moat; fosse; canal; ditch
these days; nowadays; recently
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
narrow margin; slim margin
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
circulation (of the blood)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
multifunction; multipurpose
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
I have nothing to do with it
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
perception; sensation; awareness
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
useless; no good; hopeless
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly