to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to become better; to improve
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
pronunciation; production of sound
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
a real man would (shut up and) ...
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to control; to command; to get the better of
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
in succession; one after another
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs