father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be at a loss for words
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
mask; striking the head (kendo)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
open; public; official; overt
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
one's mental make-up (structure)
another thing; other things; another man's property
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
alternating; taking turns
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
half a point (esp. in go)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
another kind; different kind; distinct species
close; intimate; on good terms
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact