denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
risky; dangerous; insecure
treating (someone) like an object
right to choose; a say; option
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
business; trade; operations; sales
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
taste; liking; preference
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
grasp; catch; understanding
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
cartoon-character costume
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
forgetting; lapse of memory
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life