ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
beginning; clue; starting point
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
large build; large pattern
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
whole book (volume); complete episode
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to snatch from; to steal from
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to shake one's head (in denial)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing