one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
this occasion; at this time; now
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
no matter how much time passes
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away