pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to cover fully; to wrap around
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
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii); salamander
it's not like; it isn't as if
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
complicated and mysterious
nape (of the neck); nucha
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to smash down; to beat in
running as fast as one can