marital relationship; marital relations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
as planned; according to plan
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
anxiety (about the future)
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
final adjustment; final coordination
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
yearned for; longed for; missed
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low