to become frayed; to become loose
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
block (of wood); chip; splinter
greater than ...; bigger ...
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
second (unit of time); arc second
alteration; falsification; faking
preface; introduction; preamble
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
gazing at (in wonderment)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to shade an account; to add something extra
to temper thoroughly; to train well
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude