actor; actress; player; performer
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dovecote; dovecot; pigeon house
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
on the way back; when about to go back
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
is that so?; I see; right; oh
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
husband and wife; married couple
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
rather than; more ... than ...
young persons' association
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda