precarious situation; precarious state
slight; thin; on the weak side
also known as; also called
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
being filled with; being full of; permeation
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
forcibly; against one's will
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
repeatedly; several times; many times
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear