(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
elder sister; effeminate man
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to cause a person trouble
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
... years old; age (of) ...
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits