intimacy; affection; familiarity
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
hotcake; (American) pancake
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
religious organization; religious organisation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
spring water; clear (pure) water
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
reopening; resumption; restarting
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
relatively; comparatively
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
of course; certainly; naturally
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
chance (of success); odds
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose