to ask a high price; to overcharge
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
part-time worker; part-timer
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
entrance; admission; entering
hand luggage; hand baggage
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
stirring; slight movement
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
manipulation of information; spin
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)