sympathy; compassion; pity
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
one's share; one's portion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
trio; gang of three; threesome
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from