pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
rather; better; instead; if anything
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) omnivore
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
society; public; community; social studies
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
citizen judge system; lay judge system; quasi-jury system
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize