to take turns; to mingle together
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
(clenched) fist; knuckles
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
mistress; kept woman; concubine
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
God; god; ace; king; superior person
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to lick something up; to lap something up
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth