recommending; recommendation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
foreign; abroad; overseas
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
second marriage; remarriage
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
paedophilia; pedophilia; pederosis
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
originally; by nature; from the start