heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
chair; stool; post; office; position
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to employ; to hire (a servant)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
suppuration; festering; coming to head
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
looking for a sexual rather than serious relationship
established fact; fait accompli
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
heartstrings; koto string
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
weight training; muscle training
item; something that one "just has to have"
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
form; shape; figure; visage
to be transparent; to show through