male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
seat at a table; place at a table
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
departure; leaving; going away; recession
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious