going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
manly; masculine; like a man
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
shopping; purchased goods
to make merry; to be festive
town girl; girl raised in a town
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)