moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
contrived; false-sounding
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
you; (arch.) your residence
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
curiosity; inquisitiveness
trouble; bother; annoyance
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
(small crunchy) dried sardines
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
marriage proposal; courtship
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
to be blessed with children
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to be widely known; to be famous
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
appointment; rendezvous; date
manners; behavior; behaviour