to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
arrest; apprehension; capture
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
to incur someone's enmity
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
marital relationship; marital relations
intelligence quotient; IQ
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
IQ; intelligence quotient
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
genius; prodigy; natural gift
so-and-so; who?; which people?
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to spread; to be propagated
rather; sooner; preferably
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
at first; initially; in the beginning
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
home; household; family; hearth
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)