oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to ask a question; to ask questions
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to collect; to assemble; to gather
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
light meal; snack; refreshments
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
candied apple; toffee apple
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall