mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
whole story; full picture; full particulars
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
at once; immediately; right now
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
tedious; boring; being fed up with
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
not necessarily so; is not always true
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be greedy; to devour greedily
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
food; food products; foodstuffs
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
close; intimate; on good terms
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
thereupon; shortly thereafter