water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to return a sake cup; to sever ties with one's boss; to break away from one's patron
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
older sister; lass; young lady
to steal or sneak or slip into
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
slightly early; just before
to get a reputation as a philanderer
to be discordant; to have discord
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
two classes; double; two sets
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
recovery; undoing; recall
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
putting a plan into operation
for one person; made for one person
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)