to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
important person; strategic person; key figure
nothing but; none other than
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
parental love; parental affection
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
independence; self-reliance
none of your business; not your concern
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
political measures; policy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
separation; living separately; living apart
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care