to be kind to; to treat kindly
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
good family; respectable family; decent family
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
knitting; knitted material; crochet
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
clear; distinct; evident; definite
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
miser; niggard; cheapskate
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)