self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
everywhere; all over; throughout
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
immediately; right away; on the spot
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
according to plan; as planned; on target
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
covered with; stained; smeared
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric