proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
marriage fraud; fake marriage
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
fast-talking; rapid talking
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
derailment; digression; deviation
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
confusion; mixing; merger
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
drinking party; get-together
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
advance payment; money paid in advance
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink