fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
by your leave; with your permission
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
number of votes obtained (polled)
constant; steady; constant
top recommendation; something highly recommended
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
order-taking; salesperson
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
emphasizes direct object of action
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new