success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to have a talk; to tell a story
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
banquet or reception hall
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
likability; favorability; popularity
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
when; how soon; how long until
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to rock; to shake; to swing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect