to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
preface; introduction; preamble
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
detached; aloof; indifferent
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to correct oneself; to restate
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
menarche; first menstruation
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to collapse into; to flop onto
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)