ability; capability; skill
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
secret; private; surreptitious
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
matter to be checked or investigated
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
killing time; staving off boredom
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
instead; but (on the other hand)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
man overly interested in women's breasts
third day of the month; three days
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
electricity; (electric) light
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial