pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
irritation; annoyance; frustration
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
bribe; sweetener; douceur
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
indictment; prosecution; complaint
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
black-market lending; illegal loan
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
chief vassal; senior statesman
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
espionage network; intelligence network
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy