money-making; commercialized; commercialised
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to apologize; to apologise
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be touching; to be moving
body; body blow (in boxing)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
at that time; in those days
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
floor above; floor upstairs