to solicit; to demand; to extort
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
large amount of money; great cost
payment of debts; repayment
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
successively; one after another
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
schoolgirl; female student
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
neat and clean; tidy; trim
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
tight skirt; straight skirt
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart