lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
light brown; golden brown; tan
decline; fall; decay; withering
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sports ground; playing field; playground
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
tenth day of the month; ten days
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
hot topic; talk of the town
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
same village; same town; same province
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
hills and fields; countryside
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)