cake served with tea; teacake
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to come from; to have roots in
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
(in) her way; peculiar to her
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
wedded life; married life
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to show signs of; to appear
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
ordinary driver's license
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
convenience; user-friendliness
to hammer out the details; to work out details