to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
San Francisco (abbr); Cisco Systems (abbr); Sysco
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
an issue being settled; a case being closed
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to bring; to take; to bring about
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
family; members of a family
it is I who should say so
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly