blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
price reduction; discount
lightly; easily; carelessly
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to compete with; to vie for
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
festival; feast; carnival
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to set a watch; to post guards
power plant; power station
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)