to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
harm; injury; evil (influence)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
front kick (esp. martial arts)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to beat; to batter; to pummel
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
rule; reign; government; governing
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to move (house); to change residence
all one has; all one's possessions
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
maintaining the status quo
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to glare at each other; to confront each other