badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
practice; practising; training; study
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
then; and (then); in that case; if so
such; like that; that sort of
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
although I say; although one might say; although called
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
very much; very many; more and more
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
delicious; tasty; good; nice
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing