adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
final; eventual; ultimate
green light; (giving) permission; OK
unprecedented; never seen before
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
elder sister; effeminate man
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland