absolute basics; very rudiments
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
administration; medication; dosage
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
quadruped; four-footed animal
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
mistress; kept woman; concubine
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have one's horizons broadened
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)