scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
older male in an homosexual relationship
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
friend; affection (for siblings)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
index finger; forefinger; second toe
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
present continuous tense; present progressive form
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
overestimation; overvaluing
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
authority; power; influence
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
permanence; forever unchanging
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
mystery; mysteriousness; secret