wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
very important person; VIP
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
management; administration; operation
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be conspicuous; to stand out
head; lead; vanguard; first
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
trio; gang of three; threesome
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
attack; assault; attempt; try
it's been a long time; long time no see
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person