woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
person of doubtful origin
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
one who knows little often repeats it
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to change completely; to change suddenly
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
whispering; murmuring; subdued
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
three persons; three parties
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
reconciliation; make peace with
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
high spirits; gleeful mood
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick