to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to carry around; to carry on one's person
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
junior high school student; middle school pupil
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
regret; repentance; remorse
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
reconciliation; make peace with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
such ... as; or some such
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; extremely; excessively
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to make merry; to be festive