rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
literary woman; talented woman
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
electricity; (electric) light
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
urine; small amount of water
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
go on!; right!; here goes!
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
government office; agency; board
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
district; section; sector
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth