ventilation; draft; airing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
fortress; stronghold; citadel
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
item; article; dish; course; finest item
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
seductive; sensual; coquettish