to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
alone; by oneself; on one's own
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
I appreciate your efforts
one's post; place of work; workplace
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
seniority by length of service
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
business office; place of business
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow