high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to worry about the future
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
mental image; mental picture; image
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
sit-ups; exercise to strengthen one's abdominal muscles
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
method of bringing up; method of raising
wrong; different; not like that
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
right in the middle (of); midst; height
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
agricultural land; farmland