advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being intrusive; intrusive person
control; check; restraint; inhibition
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
round of calls; tour of visitation
main purpose; primary objective
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
planning; project; plan; design
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
such; like that; that sort of; very
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
under control (e.g. of territory)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to make a lasting impression