love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
had better ...; had better not ...
discovery; detection; finding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
arm; skill; efforts; ability
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to lead someone around by the nose
large amount of money; great cost
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
myself; yourself; I; me; you
impossible; unlikely; improbable
incident; affair; happening; event
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
serious; not joking; straight
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to attempt; to test; to try out
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness