to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to this extent; to this degree; this much
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
castella (type of sponge cake)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
how many years; how long; what year
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth