to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
your husband; her husband
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be thrilled; to be excited
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
one more time; once more; once again
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
number of times; frequency; count
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
tedious; boring; being fed up with
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
interruption; interference; butting in
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
grandfather; male senior-citizen
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out