irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
height (of body); stature
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
bento; Japanese box lunch
forcibly; against one's will
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
astronomical observation; stargazing
true state; actual condition; reality
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy