influencing (a person) for good
in accordance with; according to
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
special selection; finest pick; top pick
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
a little bit; a little while
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
riskiness; (level of) danger
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
complete; whole; perfect; safe
sense of humor; sense of humour
communication skills; communication ability