to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(another's) daughter; young lady
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
interior design; interior; upholstery
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
taking one's lover to a hotel
prohibition; inhibition; ban
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
maid; helper; help; assistance
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in