here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
feeling that something has come too late
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
accession to the throne; enthronement
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
the good fortune to have been born male
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon