hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
radiant smile; contented smile
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to go past; to pass; to pass by
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
as stated; verbatim; literally
to hide; to conceal oneself
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
by all means; at all costs
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to make sense; to be meaningful
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
annotation; explanatory note; comment
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
another shop; another store; another restaurant