tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thank you for your continued patronage
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
ten; 10; ten years of age
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
as expected; as predicted
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...