free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
relations between individuals
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
tide; current; tendency; trend
image; figure; figure; form; image
manipulation of information; spin
to cause a person trouble
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
long ago; once upon a time
to repent; to be penitent
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
attendee; participant; person present
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
third-year student; third-year pupil
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)