to talk; to chat; to chatter
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
underworld; underside of society
all-America; pan-American; all of America
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
guardian; mentor; protector
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
personal (employee); employed; retained
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy