tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
stairs; stairway; staircase
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
government office; public office
document; official papers
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
in case of; at that time; at this time
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
presence; sitting with; being with
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
stickily; gooily; syrupily
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate