future (usually near); prospects
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
whispering into a person's ear
conversely; on the contrary
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
staying the night; lodging (at)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to approach; to draw near
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
provisional; temporary; tentative
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
another time; some other time
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to lie down; to throw oneself down
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
patting; stroking; caressing
rustling; refreshing; clearly
physical condition; state of health