till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
mostly involve; principally involve
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
social page (of newspaper); local news page
tide; current; tendency; trend
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
second; number two; runner-up
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
jealousy; regarding with jealousy
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
afternoon; afternoon dress
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)