pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
counter for books; volume
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
low (level, value, price, etc.)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
carelessly; inattentively
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
(physical) growth; development
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
finding employment; getting a job
deadly serious; deadly earnest
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
to anticipate; to foresee
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself