introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
outward appearance; apparent
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
head; chief; boss; leader
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
someone (something) not to be trifled with
speech; expression; wording; language
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on