to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
waste of time; killing time
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
killing time; staving off boredom
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
private tutor; coach; governess
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to talk; to carry meaning
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
sincere; honest; faithful
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
originally; by nature; from the start
the scruff or nape of the neck
to be silent; to say nothing
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
false pregnancy; pseudocyesis
pregnancy; conception; gestation
sign; indication; omen; symptom