to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
expression of love; showing love
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
pickled vegetables; pickles
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
offering a cup (of sake) in return
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
to be embarrassed; to lose face
Northern Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north); northern barbarians
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about