valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
when it becomes; when it comes to
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
solitary island; isolated island
since when; from when; how long
a little; a bit; slightly
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
trivial; not amounting to much
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
close; intimate; on good terms
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
war; fighting; fierce competition
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely