wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
gem; jewel; precious stone
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be born; to come into the world
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
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
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to have a talk; to tell a story
kitchen; financial situation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
commerce; trade; business
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
hand net; dip net; scoop net
synchronization; synchronized swimming
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to torment; to torture; to harass
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to be free; to be available