bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
aquarium (building); oceanarium
complex (i.e. a group of facilities on the same site)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
food and drink; eating and drinking
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to put someone to work; to make someone work
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
several weeks; a few weeks
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
to refuse; to reject; to deny
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
interested person; volunteer; supporter
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide