love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
in the same manner as before; the same as always
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to rebuild; to reconstruct
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
accumulation; accumulate; store
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to dispose of; to sell off
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)