to become the subject of rumours or conversations
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
sham marriage; fake marriage
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
male instincts; male frivolity
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to overdo; to do too much
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
helping hand; help; support; aid
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to continue to do; to persist in doing
each (every) time; whenever
training (animals); breaking (animals)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow