conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to become better; to improve
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
strong interaction; strong force
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
back off!; leave me alone!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
proposal; proposition; suggestion
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
occupation; calling; livelihood
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
originally; by nature; from the start
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
successive generations; successive emperors
materials; data; document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
way; method; means; resource; course