number two; mistress; concubine
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
criminality; criminal propensity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
superb view; picturesque scenery
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
recommendation; referral; endorsement
recommendation; endorsement
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
kickboard; flutterboard; float
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
happy memory; sweet memory
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to forget to say; to forget to mention