to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
thoughtless; heedless; rash
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to have sexual intercourse
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to get drunk; to become tipsy
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
like a part of the family
naturalization; naturalisation
of great promise; with a promising future
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
starting point; point of departure
drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
burning earth, e.g. for sterilization and converting compost