string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
for your information; I'm telling you
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to examine someone's expression
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
the other day; lately; recently
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)