to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
(arch.) bottom of the sleeve; height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing); secret; secret bribe
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
draw; tie; quits; even; square
how long; how far; how much
to practice magic; to practise magic
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
manner of using one's hands
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government