lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
reality; actuality; hard fact
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
boy; son; baby boy; young man
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(political) power; authority; influence
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
discrimination against women; female discrimination
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pride; boast; credit (to)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
reason; cause; circumstances
relationship of equality; (being) on an equal footing
for example; for instance; e.g.
love affair; love relationship
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful