small number; few; minority
medicine; medical science
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
wet dream; nocturnal emission
to have the nerve to do; to dare to do; to have the gall to do
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
large serving; large portion
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
civilized society; civilised society
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
evening meal; dinner; supper
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
recreation; diversion; relaxation
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to be busy at work; to work diligently
attractive middle-aged man
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to stand on end (of hair)
weird; strange; mysterious
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle