skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
married woman; another's wife
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
sympathy; compassion; pity
self-control; self-restraint
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
a second time; again; once more; twice
alone; by oneself; on one's own
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
experience; history; record; career
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?